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they will say anything to get romney elected. what's new? the fact is what i have said has consistently been conservative, and the only critique people are upset about is raising questions about a business record which romney has touted as the base of his presidential campaign. >> here's the potential flaw in going after bain. nobody knows the answer whether he created more jobs doing what he did at bain, taking over troubled companies and in most cases making them more successful and selling them on, but at a cost, a human toll cost. a few went bankrupt. argument goes from their side, they probably would have anyway. did he create more jobs or did he wreck more jobs? do you know the answer? >> well, the point is if a guy is running for president, he has two major credentials. his record as governor which he doesn't want to talk about because he was more liberal as governor than a republican primary will ever endorse, and his record in business which he doesn't want to talk about. now, at what point are you allowed to say running on commerci
they will say anything to get romney elected. what's new? the fact is what i have said has consistently been conservative, and the only critique people are upset about is raising questions about a business record which romney has touted as the base of his presidential campaign. >> here's the potential flaw in going after bain. nobody knows the answer whether he created more jobs doing what he did at bain, taking over troubled companies and in most cases making them more successful and...
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we also monitor elections. we just did our 89th election in egypt. we are still going over there. this is a major part of the carter center's work. >> do you feel that you achieved more outside of the presidency than when you were there? >> i couldn't have done these things if i hadn't have been in the white house. it's a much more human, intimate relationship with millions of people. last year we gave treatment to prevent blindness. we have just about eradicated a disease called guinea worm. we have it down to about 1,000 cases. i couldn't have gone to egypt and participated in detailed meeting with all the political parties and monitoring election if i had been in the white house. it is a much more personal intimate relationship. >> do you think you get a bit of a bad rap? if you look at thuchievements and the egypt israel treaty and the way you brought america back into relations with china, the most pivotal relationship now that america could possibly have, on those two things alone, pretty big ticks in the box. >> they were. we kept our country at peace. we had a lot of chall
we also monitor elections. we just did our 89th election in egypt. we are still going over there. this is a major part of the carter center's work. >> do you feel that you achieved more outside of the presidency than when you were there? >> i couldn't have done these things if i hadn't have been in the white house. it's a much more human, intimate relationship with millions of people. last year we gave treatment to prevent blindness. we have just about eradicated a disease called...
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and with election day two weeks from tomorrow, it is all tied. look at this. 47 and 47, the latest cnn poll of polls, five nonpartisan surveys, all averaged together. 47% for romney. 47% for the president. both sides call ohio a must-win. it is going tougher and tighter to obama, leading romney just by three points. this is our new ohio poll of polls. and average of three surveys taken since that second debate. and that brings us to florida. tonight's debate and our dana bash. dana, incumbent president oftentimes, they have the advantage, they have sat in that office as commander in chief for four years when it comes to foreign policy debates. i understand romney will be drawing on his experience as a ceo. shou how is that? >> reporter: one of the things i'm told he has been practicing is to try to not only draw on his experience as a ceo, but try to make a connection between being a commander in chief, being somebody who is responsible for very important issues around the globe, to what he has done as a ceo, and i talked to dan senior, who is a
and with election day two weeks from tomorrow, it is all tied. look at this. 47 and 47, the latest cnn poll of polls, five nonpartisan surveys, all averaged together. 47% for romney. 47% for the president. both sides call ohio a must-win. it is going tougher and tighter to obama, leading romney just by three points. this is our new ohio poll of polls. and average of three surveys taken since that second debate. and that brings us to florida. tonight's debate and our dana bash. dana, incumbent...
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then egypt after its election, israel, and finally back home to washington. no wonder clinton had this to say in june when students in latvia asked her what are the biggest challenges of her job. >> the personal stamina that is required in today's world in a job like this is quite an experience. >> two weeks ago on yet another trip, clinton made diplomatic history, racking up the 100th country she's visited as secretary of state, more than any other secretary in history according to the state department. but the end is in sight. clinton at age 64 says, even if president barack obama is re-elected, she won't stick around for another term as secretary of state. >> i think after 20 years, and it will be 20 years, of being on the high-wire of american politics and all of the challenges that come with that, it would be a -- probably a good idea to just find out how tired i am. >> yeah, how tired she is. and you know, we did a rough calculation of the mileage on this trip. this trip alone, she's going to add almost 27,000 more miles to her total, wolf. >> good luck
then egypt after its election, israel, and finally back home to washington. no wonder clinton had this to say in june when students in latvia asked her what are the biggest challenges of her job. >> the personal stamina that is required in today's world in a job like this is quite an experience. >> two weeks ago on yet another trip, clinton made diplomatic history, racking up the 100th country she's visited as secretary of state, more than any other secretary in history according to...
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we also monitor elections. we just did our 89th election in egypt. we're still going over there. we just finished in tunisia and this is a major part of the carter center's work. >> do you feel you've achieved more outside of the presidency than you did when you were there? >> well, it's a different kind of thing. you know, i couldn't have brought peace between israel and egypt. i couldn't have normalized diplomatic relations with china have i hadn't been in the white house. those two things have momentous histor historic influence in the future. but it's a much more intimate relationship. last year we gave treatment to prevent blindness to over 12 million people. and we have now just about eradicated a disease called guinea worm, which afflicted 3.5 million people. now we're down to about 1,000 cases. so we're almost on the verge of doing away with this disease. and you know, i couldn't have gone to egypt and participated in a detailed meeting with all the political parties and monitoring the election if i hadn't been in the white house. so it's a much more personal, intimate re
we also monitor elections. we just did our 89th election in egypt. we're still going over there. we just finished in tunisia and this is a major part of the carter center's work. >> do you feel you've achieved more outside of the presidency than you did when you were there? >> well, it's a different kind of thing. you know, i couldn't have brought peace between israel and egypt. i couldn't have normalized diplomatic relations with china have i hadn't been in the white house. those...
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president get re-elected. you don't want to see him be a one-term president. >> well, i can just imagine just poor mother. now, why mother. why mother. why. no. honestly it is not going to happen so i'm not going to speculate on something that i know is not going to be happening. >> let's try this one. i asked my twitter followers. shelly tweeted this. as hillary seen the movie the iron lady. isn't it time for a female president of the united states of america. my answer is yes. isn't it time for a female like you, for example, in 2016 to run for president of the united states. >> take it away from me, of course i believe it is time for a woman to be president. i was just in brazil with extraordinary president of brazil. we just saw a woman succeed. it is happening. >> not in the united states. >> i just hope i am around. >> let me ask the secretary of defense. if she runs in 2016 -- you're out of politics. will you support her in 2016 if she runs? easy question. >> are you kidding me? >> of course you will, r
president get re-elected. you don't want to see him be a one-term president. >> well, i can just imagine just poor mother. now, why mother. why mother. why. no. honestly it is not going to happen so i'm not going to speculate on something that i know is not going to be happening. >> let's try this one. i asked my twitter followers. shelly tweeted this. as hillary seen the movie the iron lady. isn't it time for a female president of the united states of america. my answer is yes....
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i believe the election will be that event. i expect the president to win and i think if he does after this happens, then you will see the log jam beginning to break. i think it will strengthen the hand of, for example, speaker boehner, who would make an agreement if the most right wing of his caucus would let him. i think we'll have to think about the consequences of not doing that. i think the same thing will happen in the senate. i think you will see the gravitational forces on american politics pushing us toward an agreement on the budget and a number of other things. >> so you're an optimist. >> i am. >> president clinton, thank you so much for doing this and all the best wishes to have a very successful clinton global initiative. >> thank you very much. >>> the correct response to a stupid film on youtube is to say it's a stupid film on youtube and you get on with the rest of your life. so to take that and to deliberately use it to inflame your troops is a political act. it's not about religion. that's about policy. . . .
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they don't have an election until november of 2014. you want to negotiate seriously we'll sit down and talk. you don't want to negotiate seriously, we'll survive going off this cliff. no deal is better than a bad deal. i think going off this cliff is less dangerous than letting things build up for a year or two years to have a bigger cliff. >> gingrich went on to say he doesn't sense any mutual respect right now between the president and house speaker john boehner and that troubles him. >>> a lawyer says john mcafee will request asylum in guatemala. he emerged from weeks of hiding yesterday. he disappeared from his home in belize after his neighbor was murdered. police in belize say mcafee is no the a suspect and they just want to talk to him. mcafee said he feared persecution by police so he left belize. >> i like guatemala. i think the legal system in guatemala is superior to the legal system in belize. >> one official in belize said if mcafee is innocent, he should just talk to them and then he can move on. >>> dash cam individual o
they don't have an election until november of 2014. you want to negotiate seriously we'll sit down and talk. you don't want to negotiate seriously, we'll survive going off this cliff. no deal is better than a bad deal. i think going off this cliff is less dangerous than letting things build up for a year or two years to have a bigger cliff. >> gingrich went on to say he doesn't sense any mutual respect right now between the president and house speaker john boehner and that troubles him....
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there is an election going on. >> she has been one to play a number of roles. she is focused on addressing hot spots while also really focusing on getting the u.s. message across that extremism is not in anybody's best interest and economic growth is what the u.s. is aiming for. i think she is going to try to give this a glossy message. >> don't our leaders speak one way domestically and another way internationally. here she is having to handle these jobs. >> she has always handled a number of roles. and she i think this morning at clinton global was both talking about the middle east while also talking about development and elites who don't pay taxes. she has known she has a number of contich waenss to answer to. >> as far as the meetings she has experience in this venue. how is she viewed as a woman on the global stage when she nav gates between very difficult world leaders and very difficult cultural shall we see uniqueness? >> that is a very diplomatic way of saying it. what she does is occupy a third role. she is a global leader. i think also having known
there is an election going on. >> she has been one to play a number of roles. she is focused on addressing hot spots while also really focusing on getting the u.s. message across that extremism is not in anybody's best interest and economic growth is what the u.s. is aiming for. i think she is going to try to give this a glossy message. >> don't our leaders speak one way domestically and another way internationally. here she is having to handle these jobs. >> she has always...
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it will not be a 57/30 election. >> it always tightens. i'm curious about the other side since you're talking about 2008. marco rubio and paul ryan both spoke at this dinner and they were -- these were speeches where they're trying to define themselves as who they are. both probably going to run in 2016. how would a rubio/ryan stack up against a hillary clinton? in a sense it sort of feels like 2008 reversed, right, except for experience would come on the democratic side with hillary and the youth and this sort of idealism might perhaps come from a rubio or ryan on the republican side? >> well, if i look at that poll you were referring to, hillary clinton is the overwhelming favorite among young people, especially young women. young people and young women, clearly they're going to help determine future elections. look, i think paul ryan and marco rubio, are trying to rebrand themselves and recast the republican party as a party of diversity and, perhaps, big ideas and a larger goalpost. i want to also say this because i have to say this as
it will not be a 57/30 election. >> it always tightens. i'm curious about the other side since you're talking about 2008. marco rubio and paul ryan both spoke at this dinner and they were -- these were speeches where they're trying to define themselves as who they are. both probably going to run in 2016. how would a rubio/ryan stack up against a hillary clinton? in a sense it sort of feels like 2008 reversed, right, except for experience would come on the democratic side with hillary and...
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but this election is critical. many egyptians feel the country will decide whether it should go to a new islamic order or stay closer to the status quo and bring life a bit back to normal. erin? >> all right, thanks to ben. >>> now to mexico where natalia juarez, a congressional candidate, has breathed new life into her campaign with a revealing new strategy. juarez posed topless with six other party supporters for a campaign poster. she says it's a wake-up call to energize voters. rafael romo is covering the story and i asked him whether the new campaign is playing well with voters. >> erin, we're still 40 days from the actual election. the 34-year-old philosophy professor has become the best-known candidate for congress in mexico. when juarez noticed her bid for congress was off to a sloe start, she decided she would be more transparent with voters in a way they wouldn't expect. she has been targeted on social media. who needs brangs when you have these. she dismisses those comments saying she's a radical comment
but this election is critical. many egyptians feel the country will decide whether it should go to a new islamic order or stay closer to the status quo and bring life a bit back to normal. erin? >> all right, thanks to ben. >>> now to mexico where natalia juarez, a congressional candidate, has breathed new life into her campaign with a revealing new strategy. juarez posed topless with six other party supporters for a campaign poster. she says it's a wake-up call to energize...
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>> you have to remember, it's a two round election. what we're talking about here is the first round, so it's like a primary here on the left side. you have -- in a way you have to be on the left to make sure that you are going to be in the second round. you know? every side is -- has to gather. that's what's going on right now. he himself said that 75% is -- it's not going to change anything. we have the real election two weeks later on second round. then people from the center are going to decide this election. you are going to see i guess a shift from this. >> what's remarkable is how feckless it is both right and left. >> you have italy, spain, and portugal radically restructuring, downsizing the size of their state, imposing austerity budgets, because they realize they can't go on as before. in france you have oland with promising 60,000 new jobs for teachers, and then sarkozy promising another sort of form of hand-outs. france seems to be at least judging by the rhetoric coming out of this election living in a different age as if
>> you have to remember, it's a two round election. what we're talking about here is the first round, so it's like a primary here on the left side. you have -- in a way you have to be on the left to make sure that you are going to be in the second round. you know? every side is -- has to gather. that's what's going on right now. he himself said that 75% is -- it's not going to change anything. we have the real election two weeks later on second round. then people from the center are going...
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>> 24 out of the last 25 elections they have picked the president. as nevada goes, so goes the nation. but i see a very close election. >> reporter: today there are 51 million latinos in the country, roughly half eligible to vote and their votes are critical to wing the election, but what about their voices? when will their numbers translate into political power? >> i have said this to democrats and republicans alike. we know when latinos see more candidates coming from their community august way of energizing the latino vote. >> reporter: ruben kihuen hopes to be one of those candidates in the future. will you run for office again? >> absolutely. >> reporter: will you be a congressman? >> absolutely. >> reporter: one day? >> one day. yes. >> when? >> i still aspire to be that first congressman from the state of nevada and just going to have
>> 24 out of the last 25 elections they have picked the president. as nevada goes, so goes the nation. but i see a very close election. >> reporter: today there are 51 million latinos in the country, roughly half eligible to vote and their votes are critical to wing the election, but what about their voices? when will their numbers translate into political power? >> i have said this to democrats and republicans alike. we know when latinos see more candidates coming from their...
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. >> it's easy to criticize our elected officials, but some of them particularly at the local level, are doing these jobs for no other reason than they want to make a difference. many of them make very little or no salary at all. the mayor of joplin had another job, too. they work multiple jobs and they still don't run away from trouble. as mayor gregg
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this is the question that republicans want to center the election on. are you better off than you were four years ago. and not surprisingly among the roughly one-third who say they are better off, president obama is prerge dominantly, and the ones w say they're worse off mitt romney is winning 10-1. but what is striking to me, the remaining third, president obama is ahead substantially by almost 25 points, 57-34 i believe was the number. >> right. the question was finances has have not changed since 2008. >> so that means that romney is faring poorly on the choice. >> they're saying they're kind of ambivalent about obama's performance over the last four years, but among them president obama has a big lead and what it says is right now romney is only drawing voters who have a negatives vert ikt on obama's first four years. he's not winning enough of the people who have a mixed -- you have a sliver of voters who are not 100% satisfied with obama but right now clearly see him as a better bet than the next four than mitt romney and that is the challenge for
this is the question that republicans want to center the election on. are you better off than you were four years ago. and not surprisingly among the roughly one-third who say they are better off, president obama is prerge dominantly, and the ones w say they're worse off mitt romney is winning 10-1. but what is striking to me, the remaining third, president obama is ahead substantially by almost 25 points, 57-34 i believe was the number. >> right. the question was finances has have not...
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you know that it's an important state in the general election. i think romney has to prove that he can win in the midwest there. and i also think, by the way, that he's got to show that he's got some strength in the south. i mean, he may very well -- republican candidates need to show strength in the south as well. and so if newt gingrich wins georgia, this thing has yet to play out. i mean, i think romney's formidable but he keeps making these unforced errors. and that's a problem. >> romney and santorum are clearly the top of the pack right now. gingrich has come back in the past. is just georgia enough? >> no. i don't think so. i mean, look. i think if he loses georgia -- >> over. >> game over. but is georgia enough to put him up to the top of the pack? i really -- it's hard for me to see how that is. i think if he has a win in georgia and somewhere else, then yes, maybe he can start moving up. but i think he's putting all his eggs in that basket. i don't know if it will be enough, john. >> let's show an example of the world we live in and a w
you know that it's an important state in the general election. i think romney has to prove that he can win in the midwest there. and i also think, by the way, that he's got to show that he's got some strength in the south. i mean, he may very well -- republican candidates need to show strength in the south as well. and so if newt gingrich wins georgia, this thing has yet to play out. i mean, i think romney's formidable but he keeps making these unforced errors. and that's a problem. >>...
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you could change state elections or other elections any date that you wanted to. i don't know why, kind of with erick here a little bit. >> well, you know what i'm for, constitutional amendment here. finally found one that i get support. still to come, the new poll that i mentioned from florida. the lead on this changes the race yet again. we're going to be joined by the top official on that, plus, it's been ten days since a group of is that rights sent the administration a letter asking what the administration knew about the libya attacks and when it knew it and there's still no reply. why? and the dirty side of politics. >> you are a liar. >> it's just a pretty remarkable thing for a young man to say or for a man of any age to say. [ male announcer ] how do you help doctors turn billion of bytes of shared information... ♪ into a fifth anniversary of remission? whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. the distances aren't getting shorter. ♪ the trucks are going farther. the new 2013 ram 1500. ♪ with the be
you could change state elections or other elections any date that you wanted to. i don't know why, kind of with erick here a little bit. >> well, you know what i'm for, constitutional amendment here. finally found one that i get support. still to come, the new poll that i mentioned from florida. the lead on this changes the race yet again. we're going to be joined by the top official on that, plus, it's been ten days since a group of is that rights sent the administration a letter asking...
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. >>> four weeks to go until election day. two new polls show the race for the white house basically tide. in one poll, mitt romney's strong debate performance essentially erased obama's lead. the same poll last month had romney trailing obama by eight points. the latest gallup tracking poll has obama leading romney 50% to 45%, a margin that grew yesterday. but neither of these numbers may be telling the whole story. coming up, we take a look at these results with peter hamby. >> my head is spinning with all the numbers. >> right. >> according to the cdc, the death toll is now at 8. 105 people in nine states are infected. health officials say 75 medical facilities in 23 states received the contaminated steroid injections. the company that makes the medication has voluntaeearily recalled it. >> fear of chaos overseas as german chancellor angela merkel makes an unpopular visit to greece today. this is new video of protesters in the streets of greece this morning. security is very, very tight there. and protests in some areas are
. >>> four weeks to go until election day. two new polls show the race for the white house basically tide. in one poll, mitt romney's strong debate performance essentially erased obama's lead. the same poll last month had romney trailing obama by eight points. the latest gallup tracking poll has obama leading romney 50% to 45%, a margin that grew yesterday. but neither of these numbers may be telling the whole story. coming up, we take a look at these results with peter hamby. >>...
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already just two days now left medical election day. millions of you have already voted, but the candidates are doing everything they can over these precious last couple of days to reach the rest of you. trying to get the voters energized and excited about the prospects for the next four years. we have our correspondents spread out throughout the battleground states to bring you the latest on the election and the final push. we start in new hampshire. that's where president obama is making his first campaign stop in just a couple of hours before heading to florida, ohio, and colorado. joining him on the trail again today is former president bill clinton. our white house correspondent dan lothian is live in new hampshire this morning. dan, good morning. so tell me, what is the message from the president in these closing days of the campaign? >> reporter: right. the message that we will hear today is one that we've heard on the last few days, and that is that the president is asking for four more years to finish what he has started. he sa
already just two days now left medical election day. millions of you have already voted, but the candidates are doing everything they can over these precious last couple of days to reach the rest of you. trying to get the voters energized and excited about the prospects for the next four years. we have our correspondents spread out throughout the battleground states to bring you the latest on the election and the final push. we start in new hampshire. that's where president obama is making his...
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i am the most electable candidate. i can bring the independents into the tent if you give me a chance, but instead he's hitting rick santorum, calling him a rino. that doesn't even pass the laugh test. >> in name only. >> he's resorting to that kind of color -- >> reinan, john, jamal, thank you all for being here. we'll be talking about this more, i'm sure, before november. join us at 8:00 p.m. wednesday for a lot more talk about it at the arizona republican presidential debate, moderated by our own john king. you don't want to miss it. >>> tonight, in our "under surveillance" segment, the big business of big brother. the next time you go shopping, there's a chance the store knows what you want long before you walk through the door. this is kind of spooky, when you think about it. cashing in on your consumer habits is nothing new, of course. but there's one chain that is reportedly taking it to a whole new level. target. "the new york times" magazine made some strong allegations this weekend with an article on how the
i am the most electable candidate. i can bring the independents into the tent if you give me a chance, but instead he's hitting rick santorum, calling him a rino. that doesn't even pass the laugh test. >> in name only. >> he's resorting to that kind of color -- >> reinan, john, jamal, thank you all for being here. we'll be talking about this more, i'm sure, before november. join us at 8:00 p.m. wednesday for a lot more talk about it at the arizona republican presidential...
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it's not just election day, it's election weeks. and so right now is voting day, every lost vote the romney campaign has is not a good turnout for their model. >> how important is this early voting for you when you make that decision on where to spend money? >> early voting is pretty important and when you consider the fact that this places like north carolina, people are voting and can vote every day and other places like nevada, speak are starting to go to the polls. it really matters. the ground game really matters and the president's put a lot into the infrastructure to make sure the campaign is set up in field offices across the country. but the other thing that matters is what's happened in the news from day-to-day and when you look at the miserable couple of weeks mitt romney has had, you can't imagine that's helping his early voting effort in places where people have already gone to the polls. >> david frum, 40% of people could be voting early. that is a stunning statistic. most people would be shocked, at least i am. that's
it's not just election day, it's election weeks. and so right now is voting day, every lost vote the romney campaign has is not a good turnout for their model. >> how important is this early voting for you when you make that decision on where to spend money? >> early voting is pretty important and when you consider the fact that this places like north carolina, people are voting and can vote every day and other places like nevada, speak are starting to go to the polls. it really...
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but that does not necessarily translate to being a good general election candidate. that's one of the things republicans need to resolve. >> what about you? >> the electorate is moving a bit slower than the elites who are following the election very closely. for example, in 2004, john edwards really picked up steam, but he only picked up steam after john kerry really had locked it down. so, similarly, here, we're seeing a situation where rick santorum is doing fairly well with primary voters while a lot of people at the center of the action are seeing a lot of his vulnerabilities. >> you raise an interesting point here, because all along, i've looked at the polls. this is what you can say about mitt romney. he has pretty consistently stied at this sort of higher level. and first it was herman cain, then it was newt gingrich, and now maybe it's rick santorum. they spike up from down low, they dominate for a while, but they can't hold it. what do you think? can they hold it? that speaks to two different dynamics. romney is a reluctant front-runner. eventually romney ca
but that does not necessarily translate to being a good general election candidate. that's one of the things republicans need to resolve. >> what about you? >> the electorate is moving a bit slower than the elites who are following the election very closely. for example, in 2004, john edwards really picked up steam, but he only picked up steam after john kerry really had locked it down. so, similarly, here, we're seeing a situation where rick santorum is doing fairly well with...
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i tweeted that statement out and ben, spokesman for the re-election campaign within minutes tweeted back to me saying what policy on counter terrorism did governor romney ever outline. this is happening in realtime going back and forth quickly and the one thing that should be noted is that when mitt romney made those comments back in 2007 about moving heaven and earth to get one person, he was asked about that at the debate a few days later after he made the comments and he did say, quote, unquote, we will move everything to get him. i guess at that time governor romney did try to move away from the comments after senator mccain called him naive and safe to say he won't be able to take the words back and they'll dog him for a while. >> and the intensity, april 30th turning to may and feels like september and october. thanks so much. we'll watch for this in the days ahead. dramatic details about a chinese disdent escape from house arrest and harrowing journey to bejing where he may now being preked. according to a supporter he climbed over eight walls and a dozen barriers by himself tripp
i tweeted that statement out and ben, spokesman for the re-election campaign within minutes tweeted back to me saying what policy on counter terrorism did governor romney ever outline. this is happening in realtime going back and forth quickly and the one thing that should be noted is that when mitt romney made those comments back in 2007 about moving heaven and earth to get one person, he was asked about that at the debate a few days later after he made the comments and he did say, quote,...
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that's the same thing we heard right after the election. hang on to the calendar and we'll watch and see how this unfolds. obviously americans work through the holidays a lot and so as members of the house and senate, we'll continue to do that as well. >> how will it work low gistically. you're done today, right? the last working day, you're off tomorrow. do you go anyway and everybody is just on call meaning you'd be brought back to do some sort of a vote? >> americans loose track sometimes that all of our work is not here in washington. i'll be back in my district office tomorrow because there are things in my district that have to be taken care of and i'll fly back early next week and get started because obviously the fiscal cliff is a major part of it. but as members of the house we don't have a lot we can push on. we can throw out alternatives and options but speaker boehner is our negotiator. >> there's been very little leaked, exactly the details of some of those conversations. we do know from politico which is reporting that speaker
that's the same thing we heard right after the election. hang on to the calendar and we'll watch and see how this unfolds. obviously americans work through the holidays a lot and so as members of the house and senate, we'll continue to do that as well. >> how will it work low gistically. you're done today, right? the last working day, you're off tomorrow. do you go anyway and everybody is just on call meaning you'd be brought back to do some sort of a vote? >> americans loose track...
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but it certainly could be done right after the election, regardless of what happens during the election, what they call the lame duck session of congress. and let's avoid this fiscal cliff. there is no reason to go over the cliff as some suggest we ought to do. some suggest is this would be good for the country somehow. it would be terrible for the country. >> you have the super committee and you all couldn't come to an agreement. and the failure of that was supposed to lead to something awful, right? the sequester. so that's kind of -- that was the whole point. i mean, now people are trying to say let's switch the way the sequester was set up, and i mean -- if you're a ratings agency or someone around the world, it kind of looks like we don't know where we're going. >> well, i -- as you may have heard me say before, i don't think the sequester worked and therefore i don't think it was a good idea. and i was in those meetings and i can tell you republicans looked at this and said gee, there are no tax increases and we get the savings we were asked to find. and gosh, there are defense cu
but it certainly could be done right after the election, regardless of what happens during the election, what they call the lame duck session of congress. and let's avoid this fiscal cliff. there is no reason to go over the cliff as some suggest we ought to do. some suggest is this would be good for the country somehow. it would be terrible for the country. >> you have the super committee and you all couldn't come to an agreement. and the failure of that was supposed to lead to something...
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2% growth is not a recipe for re-election? >> that's why we're talking about bin laden, why the president is talking about bin laden. for three years in a row we've had this spring of false optimism with job numbers and some early growth numbers that looked good and then you get into april and may, and they start to look bad, and the recovery starts to look weak again, and now i think the big concern has to be double dip recession. >> your people around the country, forgive me, got to be nervous. george h.w. bush, high approval ratings. people thought he was a nice guy. same with bill clinton, nice guy, can't fix the economy. >> my people, you mean the people who want to find jobs and not worried about -- >> i mean democrats around the country. >> i had to make sure pup said, my people. i got a lot of people. got a lot of family. >> you got a lot of people here. >> yeah, baby. i know you're not talking about sticks anymore. the truth of the matter, we want this economy to grow stronger, we want everybody out there to find a jo
2% growth is not a recipe for re-election? >> that's why we're talking about bin laden, why the president is talking about bin laden. for three years in a row we've had this spring of false optimism with job numbers and some early growth numbers that looked good and then you get into april and may, and they start to look bad, and the recovery starts to look weak again, and now i think the big concern has to be double dip recession. >> your people around the country, forgive me, got...
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i believe elections have meaning. if the meaning coming out of this election is muddled, that's one set of political dynamics associated with that cliff. if the election is decisive in its claire trity of meaning, th the president gets re-elected and other scenarios happen at the state and local congressal level, that has meaning. so i don't -- i think elections have meaning in this system. if there's clarity to definition to this election i think you can find the solution to all these issue. i think it's in our self interest in this way. europe is a mess. it's going to be a mess on november 7th. if the united states deals with its issues with an honest compromise, meaning everybody will have to come off their campaign positions into their governing positions, we'll show the world we're ready to tackle our challenge. the entire questions by the financial and worldwide markets are not economics. they're political. and the political system can show its capacity to measure up, you will win the economic pieces. it used to
i believe elections have meaning. if the meaning coming out of this election is muddled, that's one set of political dynamics associated with that cliff. if the election is decisive in its claire trity of meaning, th the president gets re-elected and other scenarios happen at the state and local congressal level, that has meaning. so i don't -- i think elections have meaning in this system. if there's clarity to definition to this election i think you can find the solution to all these issue. i...
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likely faceoff against former senator scott brown who lost his seat to elizabeth warren in the november elections. >>> thank you so much for watching "state of the union." have a safe holiday season. i'm candy crowley in washington. head to cnn.com/sotu for extras. for all of us at state of the union, again, we want to wish you a merry christmas and happy holiday season. fareed zakaria "gps" is next for our viewers here in the united states. >>> this is "gps" the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. on the show today, we'll move past the fiscal cliff and talk about the real challenges to the economy. i will talk to the chief economic adviser of the romney campaign and president obama's former budget czar peter orzack, among others. >>> also, let me tell you about the biggest success story in latin america. it's not brazil. much closer to home. then, as the world watches the arab world struggle with democracy, we'll take a look at the problem from an unusual perspective, upside down. how does a country turn away from democracy a
likely faceoff against former senator scott brown who lost his seat to elizabeth warren in the november elections. >>> thank you so much for watching "state of the union." have a safe holiday season. i'm candy crowley in washington. head to cnn.com/sotu for extras. for all of us at state of the union, again, we want to wish you a merry christmas and happy holiday season. fareed zakaria "gps" is next for our viewers here in the united states. >>> this is...
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smarter thinking from honda. >>> so is it possible to crash a gubernatorial election? we ponder that in the ridiculist, but first isha is back with an update. >> anderson, two current and two former tsa employees have been arrested accused of taking bribes to let drugs go through security at l.a. international airport. a grand jury indictment refers to five incidents from february to july of last year. it said tsa screeners accepted money to look the other way while suitcases full of cocaine, meth and marijuana passed through the x-ray machine. >>> at least one teacher at a cherry hill new jersey school have been removed after a father recorded what was going on in his autistic son's classroom. he put a recording device in his 10-year-old son's pocket and said he captured six hours of recordings of teachers talking about alcohol and sex in front of students. and displaying what he called a culture of bullying. >> we'll be talking to the boy's father tomorrow night on "360." in an online statement, the school district said anyone heard on the recordings raising their vo
smarter thinking from honda. >>> so is it possible to crash a gubernatorial election? we ponder that in the ridiculist, but first isha is back with an update. >> anderson, two current and two former tsa employees have been arrested accused of taking bribes to let drugs go through security at l.a. international airport. a grand jury indictment refers to five incidents from february to july of last year. it said tsa screeners accepted money to look the other way while suitcases...
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they're going to help determine future elections. i think paul ryan and marco rubio, they're trying to rebrand themselves and recast the republican party as a party of diversity and perhaps big ideas and a larger goal post. but i want to say this because i have to say this as vice chair of the party. as you know, the democratic party has a large and broad and deep base including vice president biden, who's done a terrific job in his capacity as the second in command, but also, we have governors. a lot of diversity. duval patrick and we can all look as governor cuomo, you have elizabeth warren that might be considered presidential. so i don't want to throw all our eggs in one basket because there are so many wonderful people. martin o'malley, for example, the governor of colorado. like the republicans, this will be a large field of candidates, but there's fo question if secretary of state hillary clinton decided to throw her gloves into the race, game on. >> she got a lot of competition. >> david frum, you think the republican party's
they're going to help determine future elections. i think paul ryan and marco rubio, they're trying to rebrand themselves and recast the republican party as a party of diversity and perhaps big ideas and a larger goal post. but i want to say this because i have to say this as vice chair of the party. as you know, the democratic party has a large and broad and deep base including vice president biden, who's done a terrific job in his capacity as the second in command, but also, we have...
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and considering how important ohio is, we could shut down the whole election and run the whole election in ohio because that's -- it's so likely that ohio's really going to be the determining factor just like it was in '04. it's so critical. and i think portman would be a great pick. the interesting dynamic there that's kind of interesting and a little counterintut incentive you have a republican governor there and the economy's actually doing better than it is nationally. it's hard to talk that down with a republican governor doing so well. >> we saw what happened in florida with governor rick scott talking up the economy. governor bob mcdonald in virginia and they were helped by the stimulus bills. it's a little difficult for them to criticize the president when it helped their local economies. >> roland, i want to underscore the importance of ohio for a second here. the obama campaign has just filed a lawsuit against the state for its new rules for restricting early voting. what will they have to prove to win the this lawsuit? what are the stakes? >> they have to prove it's going to
and considering how important ohio is, we could shut down the whole election and run the whole election in ohio because that's -- it's so likely that ohio's really going to be the determining factor just like it was in '04. it's so critical. and i think portman would be a great pick. the interesting dynamic there that's kind of interesting and a little counterintut incentive you have a republican governor there and the economy's actually doing better than it is nationally. it's hard to talk...
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this election is about a choice. it is a choice of someone who is steadfastly supported government intervention in healthcare and other areas, one of the reasons the economy is struggling as much as it is, versus governor romney who said as he said in that speech today in florida that he will repeal obama care and replace it with a free market system. i looked at governor romney's plan. i support most of the ten et cetera of the plan. i am going to stay active in politics. started an organization, patriotvoices.com. we are going to make sure politicians that say they're going to do things are held with their feet to the fire, do that with romney and other candidates campaigning and asking for conservative votes. >> it sounds like you still view it as governor romney is the lesser of two evils. in a close competitive election today, don't know what it will be like in november but today, do you worry people follow your cue, listen to you, hear that's not an enthusiastic vote for romney, it is he is better than the othe
this election is about a choice. it is a choice of someone who is steadfastly supported government intervention in healthcare and other areas, one of the reasons the economy is struggling as much as it is, versus governor romney who said as he said in that speech today in florida that he will repeal obama care and replace it with a free market system. i looked at governor romney's plan. i support most of the ten et cetera of the plan. i am going to stay active in politics. started an...
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we spent $2 billion on this election and literally, nothing changed. we have the same white house, we have the same congress and we have the same senate and i'm going what was that all about. was that really necessary, did that really prove the value of negative ads, did that really prove the value of demeaning somebody else simply because they disagree with you. you know, this goes back to the whole issue of tolerance. tolerance used to mean i respect you and i treat you with dignity and i could even love you, even though i may violently disagree with you. i totally disagree with what you say but you're a child of god so i will treat you with respect and dignity. now, tolerance has changed in meaning. today, mean people actually think tolerance means you must agree with me and if -- unless you agree with me, then you are intolerant. in other words, if they don't understand the difference between tolerance and approval. if i were to say, let me just say this. if i were to say i believe everybody in america should be baptized, in fact, i think you shoul
we spent $2 billion on this election and literally, nothing changed. we have the same white house, we have the same congress and we have the same senate and i'm going what was that all about. was that really necessary, did that really prove the value of negative ads, did that really prove the value of demeaning somebody else simply because they disagree with you. you know, this goes back to the whole issue of tolerance. tolerance used to mean i respect you and i treat you with dignity and i...
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we want to make sure we have good clean elections. that's a fundamental of democracy. >> leaning one way or the other. >> i'm not sure yet. still looking at it. >> come back in a couple of weeks. i want to read you something, governor schweitzer that you said -- this is from 2006. nothing goes away. if he, meaning governor mitt romney gets the nominee, i'll support him. 2012, six years later, are you supporting him? >> no, he's a friend of mine. when you're in a war zone, you learn a lot about their family, their business, their values. but, of course, i think the whole republican party has taken a right turn. this is far right of where reagan was, so i'm not supporting him. i think he's a good man and i think he has some good ideas, but i'm supporting barack obama. >> it's his last year in office, could have made news. >> i will make news, i'm supporting mitt romney. he is the best guy for america right now. >> i want to play you something. you both were there i think last night at the white house correspondents dinner, as was i. the
we want to make sure we have good clean elections. that's a fundamental of democracy. >> leaning one way or the other. >> i'm not sure yet. still looking at it. >> come back in a couple of weeks. i want to read you something, governor schweitzer that you said -- this is from 2006. nothing goes away. if he, meaning governor mitt romney gets the nominee, i'll support him. 2012, six years later, are you supporting him? >> no, he's a friend of mine. when you're in a war...
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did not win re-election. many republicans did not. tell us about your race. >> you know, i'm in -- of course, we had redistricting. i started out in a swing district in hudson valley in new york. it became really even more of one, even closer to very narrow balance between republicans and democrats. and that's all right for someone like me because, actually, i've always been very ecumenical. but the theme of the race from the democratic side was, you know, tea party republican versus, in the case of my opponent who'd had a role in the clinton white house as a staff secretary, it was a clinton democrat. capable of compromise. president clinton -- of course, i felt the democratic convention was president clinton's convention in a sense. with no disrespect to president obama. but i think it was president clinton's speech that animated -- remember those days when we had all that growth and all that good stuff? so i -- although i certainly -- the folks who knew me, the parts of the district that i've had before, i did even better than i di
did not win re-election. many republicans did not. tell us about your race. >> you know, i'm in -- of course, we had redistricting. i started out in a swing district in hudson valley in new york. it became really even more of one, even closer to very narrow balance between republicans and democrats. and that's all right for someone like me because, actually, i've always been very ecumenical. but the theme of the race from the democratic side was, you know, tea party republican versus, in...
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you think the election is over. there are a lot of things can you argue about. a lot of victories can you score. but getting rid of obama care is something tabled in the he leshgs, not put on the table. >> i think that's fair. there are two pieces to this debate. one thing that is a huge contradiction and problem for republicans is this. the thing that they campaigned on, get willing rid of the medicare savings in the obama care law, that's something that would actually make the deficit picture look a lot worse over the next ten years. that's obviously, you know, that cuts against this narrative. on the other nd, there are a lot of things about the obama care law that are going to be fiscal problems. for example, the law treats people who are on the exchanges really differently from it treats people who get insurance through the employers. so there are aot of those things that probably should be fixed but aren't going to yield big savings in the short term. as a matter of deficit negotiations, i think boehner is not on strong footing. >> interesting. there are a
you think the election is over. there are a lot of things can you argue about. a lot of victories can you score. but getting rid of obama care is something tabled in the he leshgs, not put on the table. >> i think that's fair. there are two pieces to this debate. one thing that is a huge contradiction and problem for republicans is this. the thing that they campaigned on, get willing rid of the medicare savings in the obama care law, that's something that would actually make the deficit...
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nugent said that i would be dead or in jail if president obama was re-elected. he says he never meant anything as a threat against the president. those comments still led to a meeting with the secret service. >>> china and russia are playing war today. warships from both nations are in the yellow sea right now for six days of war games. there are more than 20 ships and a couple of chinese submarines as well taking part in this. they simulate a hijacking and rescue and work on strategies for defending against attacks. >>> to syria now and an outpouring of emotion from people in homs. they were talking to the first united nations monitors to come into the embattled city. listen to this. >> most on trial. it's very important to us at least understand so because of that we want to stay. please stay. this is what we want. this is -- when you come, killing stop. it's -- >> yesterday the noin security council agreed to send even more unarmed monitors into syria. 300 now up from the 30 that were originally promised, and joining me now from abu dhabi is reasona. good mor
nugent said that i would be dead or in jail if president obama was re-elected. he says he never meant anything as a threat against the president. those comments still led to a meeting with the secret service. >>> china and russia are playing war today. warships from both nations are in the yellow sea right now for six days of war games. there are more than 20 ships and a couple of chinese submarines as well taking part in this. they simulate a hijacking and rescue and work on...